In addition to North Carolina, the estimated populations of neighboring states and the District of Columbia are: D.C., 646,449; Kentucky, 4.4 million; Maryland, 5.9 million; and Tennessee, 6.5 million.

The Census Bureau estimates that on New Year’s Day the nation will have a population of 317.3 million, an increase of 0.7 percent since Jan. 1, 2013.